District directors Tuesday approved a policy, with some restrictions, allowing the scattering of cremated remains, both human and animal, on the district’s 95,000 acres.

And the cost will be only $50 per application, to process and issue permits.

The directors’ action, said Jack Kenny, district chief of interpretation and recreation services, responds both to periodic requests to scatter ashes and to a 1998 state law that allows human cremated remains to be scattered on public property.

The ashes must not disturb natural or cultural resources, he added.

“The idea is that any cremated remains will be scattered in a way that there will be no visible evidence,” Kenny said Wednesday.

Sites in the Hayward area where scattering could occur include Lake Chabot Regional Park and Cull Canyon Regional Recreation Area in Cas-

Scattering will be prohibited within 500 feet of archaeological, historical or American-Indian ceremonial sites; bodies of water, such as lagoons, lakes or marshes; or park buildings.

No plaques, markers, flowers, digging or planting will be permitted.

Permits only will be issued to family members, friends or others responsible for scattering remains of a single person or animal.

For information on spreading cremated remains, call 635-0135 and ask for reservations and special events.

Permits will not be issued to mortuaries, crematoriums, funeral directors or companies that scatter remains via planes. Documents from a mortuary or crematorium identifying the cremated remains must accompany any permit application.

Kenny estimated the district will process around 10 permits a year.

For information on spreading cremated remains, call 635-0135 and ask for reservations and special events.

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